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“You know they’ve been investigating all five of the top-floor executives nainal Schlotsky forms on Donaldson’s computer He told them what he told me”

“I’rand jury with my father’s blackmail attempt Which will slam-dunk his indictment At which point he hands me up on a platter”

There was no point in thinking otherwise The way to deal with the situation was to face it head-on

“Gabi” He wanted to tell her he was innocent To ask her to be his wife

Nowait What was he thinking? He was panicked Losing his mind

He wanted to kiss her and hope that he’d wake up in his bed with her beside him

To know that he had her heart and that she had his, for the rest of their lives

But he knew that when the case was over, when life returned to nore

Would change

Unless he was in jail

“Don’t, Liam It’s not worth the risk,” she said And he wasn’t sure if she was talking about the case or not

“Don’t what?”

“Look at h this And then we’ll be norain You and me and Marie” She pointed to the space around them in the elevator “Remember hoe felt e decided to buy this place? Like three peas in a pod that couldn’t be broken?”

He did re, but they’d all experienced it

Her calm calmed him